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War, memory, and national identity in the Hebrew Bible /

The Hebrew Bible is permeated with depictions of military conflicts that have profoundly shaped the way many think about war. Why does war occupy so much space in the Bible? In this book, Jacob Wright offers a fresh and fascinating response to this question: War pervades the Bible not because ancien...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, Jacob L. (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Socio-rhetorical criticism.
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
War > Biblical teaching.
War > Religious aspects > Judaism.
War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Jews > Identity.
Palestine > In the Bible.
Nationalism and collective memory > Israel.
National characteristics, Israeli.
Guerre > Enseignement biblique.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Juifs > Identité.
Palestine > Dans la Bible.
Nationalisme et mémoire collective > Israël.
Israéliens.
Jews > Identity
National characteristics, Israeli
Nationalism and collective memory
Palestine in the Bible
Socio-rhetorical criticism of sacred works
War > Biblical teaching
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
War > Religious aspects > Judaism
Israel
Biblical Studies
Old Testament
Judaism
Theology
Religious Studies
memory studies
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The Hebrew Bible is permeated with depictions of military conflicts that have profoundly shaped the way many think about war. Why does war occupy so much space in the Bible? In this book, Jacob Wright offers a fresh and fascinating response to this question: War pervades the Bible not because ancient Israel was governed by religious factors (such as 'holy war') or because this people, along with its neighbors in the ancient Near East, was especially bellicose. The reason is rather that the Bible is fundamentally a project of constructing a new national identity for Israel, one that can both transcend deep divisions within the population and withstand military conquest by imperial armies. Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, Wright shows how biblical authors, like the architects of national identities from more recent times, constructed a new and influential notion of peoplehood in direct relation to memories of war, both real and imagined. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 283 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781108691512
110869151X
1108480896
9781108480895
DOI:10.1017/9781108691512